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The Moving Mountain: The Frank Slide
Turtle Mountain was called The Mountain That Moves by the First Nations of the Crowsnest Pass.
On April 29, 1903, the mountain moved and buried the t…
7 months ago
The NWMP Era Begins: The March West
Following the Cypress Hill Massacre, the North West Mounted Police made their famous journey west to the Canadian Prairies. It was a poorly planned e…
7 months, 1 week ago
Fearless On The Slopes: The Crazy Canucks
Canadian Men's Alpine Skiing can be divided into two eras: Before The Crazy Canucks and After The Crazy Canucks.
In the 1970s and early-1980s, they d…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Golden Boy: Percy Williams
Percy Williams was so unknown that when he won gold in Amsterdam, there was a delay in the ceremony because no Canadian flag was on hand. His two gol…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
Golden Team: The Winnipeg Falcons
The Winnipeg Falcons formed because of discrimination against the Icelandic community in Winnipeg.
The players served Canada in the First World War, …
8 months ago
CHE Biography: Les Stroud
For the past two decades, he has helped show Canadians how to survive in the wild anywhere in the world. As Survivorman, he has also showed us how to…
8 months, 1 week ago
A Resounding Success: The 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary
After years of trying, Canada finally won the Winter Olympics with Calgary's successful bid for the 1988 Games. While many doubted the city could pul…
8 months, 1 week ago
An Inferno: The Great Fire of 1892
Through the 19th Century, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador had suffered through multiple "great fires".
None were as destructive as the 1892 fi…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
New Arrivals: The Vikings In Vinland
Around 1,000 years ago, new arrivals reached the shores of Newfoundland. They were the Norse, and on the island they established at least one settlem…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
The Last of the Beothuk: Shanawdithit
When Europeans arrived in Newfoundland, beginning with John Cabot in 1497, the Beothuk saw their land taken, the animals they depended on hunted and …
9 months ago